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Why is Fiber Important

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) or Fiber to the Premises (FTTP), refers to the installation and use of fiber optical cable which connects directly to the home or business. Fiber has a superior capability to transport large amounts of bandwidth and services over long distances without the need for electronics in the middle of the network. Fiber optic wiring consists of tiny strands of glass which replace the duplicate infrastructure that the Incumbent Telephone (copper) and Cable (coax) companies traditionally install in a city or community. This technology is not to be confused with
Fiber-to-the-Curb (FTTC), which employs antiquated technologies like Twisted Pair, DSL, or Hybrid Fiber Coax cable. The use of such FTTC methods would result in limited bandwidth and sporadic internet slowdowns created from the “last leg,” the distance between the fiber optic backbone and the customer. By utilizing a Direct FTTH approach, PrimeVision is able to take advantage of the virtually unlimited bandwidth capacity that only FTTH can provide, and thereby provide its developer-partners with a way to “future proof” projects with this ultra-high bandwidth capacity. In today’s highly competitive real estate market, developers are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves from the competition.

The benefits of integrating Direct-Fiber (“FTTH”) can quickly be seen in home sales and the overall value of your “Greenfield” developments. Installing fiber immediately raises the value of existing property. Market research also suggests that having an FTTH connected community directly increases the sales price of homes by $4,000 to $7,000.

While high speed broadband access is seen as an extra amenity today, the home network will soon become a requirement in the eyes of all homebuyers. Fiber offers a way to “Future Proof” communities in anticipation of new communications and entertainment services offered in the “Broadband Expansion”.

The Numbers Tell the Story – Get Fiber

Fiber is totally passive, meaning the pulses of light going through it pass by one another without a power source or interference. One strand of fiber can handle 34,000 simultaneous phone calls compared with 24 for a pair of copper wires. Furthermore, fiber will not corrode so the network is less susceptible to problems and requires less maintenance than copper or coax systems.

Fast Matters – and fiber sets the standard!

The speed of fiber optics compared to other technologies. Compared to dialup (which doesn’t evenshow up on this chart), broadband services such as DSL and cable modem seem very fast. But fiber is in a different league and is capable of much faster speeds than shown in this chart. Actual speeds are determined by the service package and individual subscriber chooses.

Once you consider the following research, you will agree, fiber is the only answer.

•	79% of office workers believe telecommuting improves work-life balance. “Avaya 2005 Global Research Report”, January 2006
•	Governments save $3,000 for every telecommuter. George Washington University – Center for Economic Research
•	Telecommuting could save $3.9 billion a year in fuel – reduce congestion, greenhouse gases, and dependence of foreign oil. “2005/2006 National Technology Readiness Survey,” [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/ntrs/NTRS-2005-06.pdf] July 2006.
•	Remote patient monitoring could cut overall health care expenditures by 25%. Litan, Robert E. “Massive Economic Benefits Foreseen: Ultra-fast telemedicine and telecommuting can save money and improve quality of life,” [http://www.broadbandproperties.com/2006issues/feb06issues/Litan%20-%20 Health%20and%20Medicine.pdf] February 2006.
•	Streaming video and music to generate $27 billion by 2011. eMarketer. “Internet Video Services to Generate $7 bln by 2010,” February 2007.
•	Universal broadband could add $500 billion to the economy. Crandall, Robert W. & Jackson, Charles L. “The $500 Billion Opportunity: The Potential Economic Benefit of Widespread Diffusion of Broadband Internet Access,” July 2001.
•	IPTV subscriptions to generate $13.2 billion in 2010. Gartner, “3.6 mln IPTV subscribers in 2006,” [http://www.itfacts.biz/index.php?id=P8086] February 2007.

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